Babes in the Woods(1932)
Two children wander the forest and get lured into a witch's house.
Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.
Movie: Babes in the Woods
Top 5 Billed Cast
Witch (voice) (uncredited)
Gnomes / Various (voice) (uncredited)
Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Hans / Gretel / Kids (voice) (uncredited)
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Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where she turns nasty on them, turning the boy into a spider, her yowling cat to stone, and tries to turn the girl into a rat when a gnome's arrow stops her. While the gnomes are fighting the witch, Hansel and Gretl free the other children who have been imprisoned and transformed by the witch.
Release Date
1932-11-19
Average
5.9
Rating:
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Two children wander the forest and get lured into a witch's house.
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